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Elastic Mickey Mouse & Elastic Donald Duck by Mego (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1614

Here's a cute commercial for Elastic Mickey Mouse and Elastic Donald Duck by Mego.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, May 14th 1980.

Enchanted Forest (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 4056

Here's a commercial for Enchanted Forest - Playland of the Indiana Dunes - a theme park located in Porter, Indiana near the Indiana Sand Dunes - U.S. 20 and Indiana 49.

"Closed Every Monday". (They closed permanently in 1991)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, July 4th 1984.

Astrocade - "The Professional Arcade" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 5943

Here's a commercial for another game system that never really got off the ground - the Bally Astrocade. I remember I got one of these years ago at a flea market and it had the most awkward controllers I've ever used. "The Professional Arcade" - for those times you want to do your serious business next to a pac-man machine.

Available at:

Team Electronic's - Algonquin, Illinois
Polk Brothers - Chicago, Illlinois

"Available Soon"

Chicago Health & Racquetball Club (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1147

Here's a commercial for the Chicago Health and Racquetball Club.

(C) Health and Tennis Corporation - 1981.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 21st 1981.

Time-Life Enchanted World Books - Vincent Price (Commercial Offer, 1985)

Views: 1889

Here's a commercial offer for the Time-Life Enchanted World series of books, featuring Vincent Price as the spooky spokesman.

Ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds.

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1985.

Chicago White Sox - Fan Appreciation Day (Promo, 1984)

Views: 3182

Here's a promo for the Chicago White Sox for a Fan Appreciation Day on Sunday, September 23rd 1984 where you can win thousands of prizes, including a microwave oven!

This aired on local Chicago TV in September of 1984.

Prince Spaghetti - "Senor Wences" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1567

Here's a commercial for Prince Spaghetti featuring ventriloquist Senor Wences. We also have an ad featuring him pitching for Spanish Tourism.

"Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day"

This aired on local Chicago TV late Wednesday, October 24th 1979.

Johnny Mathis All-Time Greatest Hits (Record Offer, 1980)

Views: 2007

Here's a record offer for The All-Time Greatest Hits of Johnny Mathis (originally released in 1972 on Columbia KG 31345).

Main voiceover by Bill "Rosko" Mercer. Ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 19th 1980.

Golden Grahams - "Beach Volleyball" (Commercial #2, 1981)

Views: 1899

Here's a commercial for Golden Grahams cereal. This was a slightly revised version of an earlier commercial.

Featuring Missy Gold (Tracy Gold's younger sister). Missy starred in the 80's sitcom Benson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, September 1st 1981.